Today’s
Thought “Lost In Relevancy?” G. Ward
“We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God
is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By
this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of
judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world.” 1 John 4:16-17
Why are believers shocked in hearing that since 2007 Islam is the fastest
growing religion? The cultural tolerance (i.e. acceptance) in our churches
demand entertainment vs. unadulterated Truth (cf. Jn.14:6 – God’s Name is not
Allah, nor is it the same). Our worship is more ecstatic than planned and
purposeful; which is utterly contradictory to scripture (Holy God shared
explicitly how He was/is to be praised). Our music mimics secularism, with impartations
of the Name above every name (Ac.4:12). Our teachers seek exacerbating a notion
of Holy God appealing to our greed rather than denying ourselves (Mt. 16:24).
Altogether, we’ve maintained a privatized club in exclusivity vs.
inclusivity; violating the very first command given every believer (Mt. 28:19),
refusing to lend an outsider the whole counsel (cf. Ac. 20:27), because we don’t
know what it says… All that doesn’t matter Gregory because everyone who dies goes
to heaven; Facebook reveals that (e.g. R.I.P. & R.I.H.)!
I can’t wait to get to church on Sunday (cf. Mt.6:34)!
Happy Friday!
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